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I really don’t think this is all that new. It’s been this way for at least 5 years if not much longer.
Particularly for higher degrees, people often have to take “underemployed” jobs until an opening in their field arises.

There is an article about furthering STEM education in today’s Times Union. With chip fabs, nanoscience centers, RPI, GE, Union College (and, after many years, UAlbany finally figuring it out) – all being STEM-centric and located in our Tech Valley area – and a number of those entities being the ones offering jobs (i.e., real jobs that pay real money) – furthering science, technology, engineering, and math education seems like a no brainer, right?

On last night’s news it was pointed out that many of those 50% of college graduates that couldn’t find jobs had degrees in such things as philosophy, anthropology, history, Greek, medieval French art, basket weaving, etc., etc., etc. – which qualified them for “underemployment” as cashiers, taxi drivers, burger flippers, and askers of that quintessential metaphysical question, “Do you want fries with that?” – or unemployment.

So, here’s the test – and it is indeed an intelligence test – that most can choose to pass or fail – what should you go to college to study???

#2: Indeed indeed! Problem is that far too many college students are afraid of that messy math stuff. God only knows how many times I’ve had that disappointing conversation with other students in my college. I also have classmates who chose information technology over computer science, just to avoid the math. Too bad. I find computer science much more rewarding.